Possible New Build(£400 budget)

[pantherx12]

Bit smaller

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172779#

also cheap as hell!

Next case mod project for me I think

 

[kurosagi01]

that actually looks quite good for a chinese brand

 

[InnocentCriminal]

Review of the NZXT Beta so you don't go wasting money!

 

[kurosagi01]

Review of the NZXT Beta so you don't go wasting money!

yeah i know the nzxt beta is a great case but would it be possible to have smaller case,i haven't got enough space in my desk for big one,the beta is about same size as my current case

 

[InnocentCriminal]

The Beta isn't a great case according to that review - the one Panther linked to looks awesome for the price.

 

[pantherx12]

It has cable management holes ( from what I cans see in really handy places.)

This will be my next case for sure

Then I only have to work on air flow.

Will stick 2 120mm rads in there

 

[InnocentCriminal]

Yeah, it has watercooling ports at the top as well - I'm pressed by that, hopefully the build quality won't be so poor.

 

[pantherx12]

I've seen the same tooless system in a case a friend of mine used to have. its fine if you don't have to move your computer, but it does have some movement in it, so not suitable for people that lan.


The most important thing to me is that they use thick metal on the side panels, it annoys me no end when the just bow as you try to put them on.

 

[MilkyWay]

Casecom 6788 looks really nice

 

[kurosagi01]

it does actually look promising the casecom 6788,black interior which is rare for the price and tooless and cable holes
Would you guys reconmend the HIS HD4850 iceQ 4 over the original 4850?.

What are the performance difference between the 4850 and 4870,from game benchmarks it doesn't look much different

 

[choppy]

ive got a 4870, but at 1280x1024 , the 4850 will be just fine. also, have you bought anything yet? i'd like to create a shopping list too lol

 

[MilkyWay]

4850 smokes everything and if you can afford it get the 4850 ice Q as the cooler is superb even just for being quieter and cooler makes a difference.

 

[InnocentCriminal]

The 4850 is a freaking excellent card if you can find one for a decent price. The HIS version is a lot better as Kieran stated due to the excellent cooler. I bought my GF a IceQ 3 cooled 3870 and it's freaking awesome.

You should be able to pick one up in the For Sale thread and/or eBay!

 

[pantherx12]

4870s are cheap as hell direct from XFX!

If they have any in stock.

You should check them out anyway.

I got a brand new 4870 for 91 pounds. ( 1gb version)

And that was before the 5 series cards were out so the price may of dropped further.

 

[MilkyWay]

The 4850 is a freaking excellent card if you can find one for a decent price. The HIS version is a lot better as Kieran stated due to the excellent cooler. I bought my GF a IceQ 3 cooled 3870 and it's freaking awesome.

You should be able to pick one up in the For Sale thread and/or eBay!

Yup at one point i was really nail biting over buying a 4850 Ice Q 4 but compared to the 8800gt it wasnt that much of an upgrade for the price compared to the GTX260 i ended up with. It was only like 10 -15fps more in most games compared to the 8800gt. But i heard that newer drivers have improved the 4850 -4890.

If i had no card or that the 4850 is great. Good AA and AF in games and decent drivers, nvidia drivers are hit and miss for the specific user but ati are good all rounders.

 

[kurosagi01]

the ice Q4 4850 is £90 now in ebuyer:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159308
I really love the design of the card itself too and i am going go in a flow of blue excluding the mobo would be red =/ but everything else i would try make it as blue as i can such as blue LED case fan.
I haven't bought any of these yet i am waiting for my friend to get his pay check which be in 3weeks or so but still the list wouldn't change that much probably price but not the items itself.

I used to be a nvidia fan and intel fan but i am quite happy to switch over to AMD+ATI considering the price is excellent for my super cheap/mid-range build

 

[InTeL-iNsIdE]

the ice Q4 4850 is £90 now in ebuyer:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159308
I really love the design of the card itself too and i am going go in a flow of blue excluding the mobo would be red =/ but everything else i would try make it as blue as i can such as blue LED case fan.
I haven't bought any of these yet i am waiting for my friend to get his pay check which be in 3weeks or so but still the list wouldn't change that much probably price but not the items itself.

I used to be a nvidia fan and intel fan but i am quite happy to switch over to AMD+ATI considering the price is excellent for my super cheap/mid-range build

I think this is a much better build for your £420 budget

 

[pantherx12]

I say invest 10 more into getting the 4870

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169206

I had a check on the XFX website, seems they don't have any cards stocked themselfs :[

4870 1gb for 91 pound would of been great for this build.

The image is to small man by the way.

 

[choppy]

I used to be a nvidia fan and intel fan but i am quite happy to switch over to AMD+ATI considering the price is excellent for my super cheap/mid-range build

so is that a definite NO to intel? not even keeping your options open...even a tiny bit?! lol

 

[kurosagi01]

so is that a definite NO to intel? not even keeping your options open...even a tiny bit?! lol

oh no i am considering intel build too but i can't see it be around £400 as all of there decent mobo and cpu all cost over £100 itself and then £60 on 4GB rams 800mhz which is what £260 already on just the 3? and then PSU would be about what £310 so that would leave me with what £90-120 on case,gfx card,Hard drive and DVD drive

 

[pantherx12]

Want me to throw you together an intel build quickly as a referance?

 

[InTeL-iNsIdE]

so is that a definite NO to intel? not even keeping your options open...even a tiny bit?! lol

The build I have put together is a good improvement over his current, that E5300 will do 3.6Ghz easily, has the HD 5750 which slightly edges a HD4850 and will get better with newer drivers and of course dx11, and he isnt skimping on the ram or psu either

oh no i am considering intel build too but i can't see it be around £400 as all of there decent mobo and cpu all cost over £100 itself and then £60 on 4GB rams 800mhz which is what £260 already on just the 3? and then PSU would be about what £310 so that would leave me with what £90-120 on case,gfx card,Hard drive and DVD drive

Well what about the one I shown you??

 

[kurosagi01]

i really can't see the E5300 is a better CPU than my E6320 to be honest and maybe the 5750 would be better but who knows and it would be nice if i can see the picture intel,its too small =p
@panther yeah sure give me quick build if you like

 

[pantherx12]

Total price 418 pounds

Dvd : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/170014
Case: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172779
GFX : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159308
Ram : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119279 ( I only put 2gb ram in I 2 is fine, buy 2 more later)
Mobo : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145242
Processor : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152177
HDD : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159390
PSU : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152009

I think that's all you need.

 

[choppy]

hows this for you?

Antec 300 already has 2 120mm fans pre-installed.
4850 will see you fine on 1280x1024
E5300 can OC good too.

It leaves you £50-60...Panther's selling a good set of Kingston Hyper-X which is cheap, and still leaves you with some dosh